CPSC-115 Introduction to Computing
Lab 1
Part 6: Registering for and Using CodeLab

As part of the CPSC-115 course, you will be required to complete some exercises using a web-based interactive application. In each CodeLab exercise, you will be asked to complete a small task and type the answer in the provided answer area. Once you have pressed the Submit button, the CodeLab system will judge the correctness of your answer and will offer hints if the correct answer is not provided. CodeLab exercises must be completed by the due date, but you can provide multiple answers to each exercise until the right answer is entered (provided that this is done before the deadline).

The CodeLab site is located at: http://www.turingscraft.com/ You must enable popups on your browser in order for CodeLab to work properly.

In order to access the CodeLab system, you must register:
  1. Open the Firefox browser and enter the URL: http://www.tcgo1.com/ or http://www.tcgo2.com.
  2. Select the Register for CodeLab second in the list shown.
  3. Select "I am a student in a course using CodeLab" radio button and hit Continue.
  4. Enter the course access code of TRICOL-0860-0 and hit Continue.
  5. Select Trinity C. from the dropdown menu and hit Continue.
  6. Continue filling out the forms being careful to enter a VALID email address and first and last names (these will appear in the professor's roster).
At this point you can now access the system. In order to familiarize yourself with CodeLab, you will complete a few CodeLab exercises:
  1. Go to the main CodeLab site: http://www.tcgo1.com/.
  2. Select the login link in the upper middle of the screen. This will bring you to the login page.
  3. Enter your CodeLab username and password and hit Go. This will bring you to the main CodeLab interface. You should see a workspace similar to the following. Your view will not have the INBOX nor BASEMENT options.

  4. Expand the Java CodeLab section by clicking on the plus sign (+) in front of the Java Code heading. The Java CodeLab section should now contain at least two subsections, the first of which is READ ME FIRST!.
  5. Expand the READ ME FIRST! section by clicking on the plus sign (+) in front of the READ ME FIRST! heading. This should result in the display of two exercises, labeled 20501 and 20502, under the Intro to CodeLab heading.
  6. Select the first exercise (20501) by clicking on the 20501 link. YOu should have a screen that looks something like:

  7. Type your answer in the text area located below the Submit button and press the Submit button. If your answer was correct, you will received a green correct message and the box before exercise 20501 will turn green. If your answer was incorrect, you will recieve a red error message that includes hints about how to solve the problem and the box before exercise 20501 will turn red.
  8. Complete exercises 20501 and 20502 until you are comfortable with the interface.
  9. To leave CodeLab, select Exit from the main menu across the top of the screen.
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